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Rick Nash scored the Columbus Blue Jackets' third goal in a 2:41 span of the third period to beat Carolina 3-2 Saturday night, the Hurricanes' franchise-record 12th consecutive game without a win.

The Blue Jackets' R. J. Umberger, left, and Anton Stralman, center, are all smiles after Umberger ended the game with a goal 1:45 into overtime.

The Blue Jackets put their miserable trip behind them for all of 20 minutes last night.

Pittsburgh scored twice in the final 3 minutes of regulation to tie it and Sidney Crosby had the only goal in the shootout to lead the Penguins to a 4-3 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Friday night.

Ducks goalie Jean-Sebastien Giguere indicated Sunday afternoon that he did re-injure his groin during last night's 6-4 loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets at Honda Center.

As Blue Jackets coach Ken Hitchcock groused about his club's early-season defensive breakdowns and its sporadic approach to checking, he took a deep breath and put the brakes on his line of thinking and the media's line of questioning.

Rick Nash and Jakub Voracek scored two goals apiece for Columbus in the Blue Jackets' 6-4 victory over Anaheim Saturday.

One of the best aspects of playing for the Anaheim Ducks , center Sammy Pahlsson joked yesterday, was having center Ryan Getzlaf as a teammate, not an opponent.

"I think, when you have players like Stralman, it allows your other players to have patience too.

The Coyotes locker room was nearly empty. Captain Shane Doan and assistant captain Ed Jovanovski were there, addressing the media.

Blue Jackets general manager Scott Howson spent all last season, all offseason and most of last month's training camp looking for a right-shot defenseman who could run a power play.

Raffi Torres broke a tie with a power-play goal late in the second period and Rick Nash added a short-handed goal on Saturday night to lead the Columbus Blue Jackets to their third win in a row, a 4-1 victory over the Los Angeles Kings.

Blue Jackets defenseman Jan Hejda is expected to miss 4 to 6 weeks with a sprained left knee, The Dispatch has learned.

The future sometimes shows itself in odd times and places, as if it wants to make sure we're paying attention.

It's too early to name Canada's starting goalie for the 2010 Winter Olympics, but Steve Mason of the Columbus Blue Jackets made a pretty good case for himself last night.

Only two games into the season, Blue Jackets center Derick Brassard is getting a breather.

Jared Boll's world went temporarily black. That's how the Blue Jackets right winger described the aftermath of Monday's hit by Vancouver's Darcy Hordichuk, a hit that left Boll flat on his back early in the first period.

Blue Jackets captain Rick Nash made a keen observation after a 5-3 win Monday at Vancouver.

Sharks center Joe Pavelski will be sidelined for about two weeks with a lower body injury.

Fresh off their first postseason appearance in franchise history, the Columbus Blue Jackets kick off their 2009-10 season with a home test against the Minnesota Wild at Nationwide Arena.